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INA wATERY GRAVE.
one More Unfortunate Gone to His Il

one More Unfortunate Gone 10 His Death
Yesterday about 1870 o'clock the body
of Jacob NOst was found in the canal
near The Trcdegar bridge Deceased had
NOT been seen since Saturday night Al
that time lac was in klebers bar-room, ON
North Sixth street, and was under the in
huence of liquor 1t is supposed that
after leaving Kleber's bar-room he wan
dered down Fifth street and accidentally
fell into the canal. There being no marks
of violence on the body the Coroner
deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Nost was a street payer and was fore
man for Mr.. Thomas Barry, was iitty-two
wears af age and was native of Swilzer-
land He came to this country in 1870
and located in Richmond. He leaves
wife and six children.
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NnMs Irnn Homo.

This is from the Washington letter in
the Alexandria G0zette
"A gentleman from Richmond, here to-
day, says that up to date the Auditor OF
Virginia has received notice that thirty
odd thousand dollars of this years Viz
ginia taxes have been paid by a tender
of coupons, and that the amount OF taxes
so paid. of which the Auditor has not
been notified. is unknown, but must be
large. He also says that Governor Lee
has requested Chief Justice Waite TO sil
with Judge Bond in the case enjoining
the Virginia authorities from suing tax.
payers Offering coupons ia payment OF
taxes
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo, June l4.-Matt Rspp,
"a prominent farmer living seven miles
east Of this city, was instantly killed by
lightning last night Mr. Rapp awoke in
the middle of the night and went to the
side door of his residence to see how yio.
lent the storm was The moment he
opened the door a bolt Of lightning rent
th ain and he fell dead in the arms OF his
wife. The only mark upon the body WAS
blue mark extending from temple TO
temple under the chin
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Railroad Changes.

Mr.. G. T. Dabney, master Of transpor-
tation of the Virginia Midland railway
has rendered his resignation, to ac-
cept responsible position in
the trans, ortation department Of the C.
* O. railroad, under Colonel W. NJ >
Dunn, general manager Of the road. Mr.
Dabney's headquarters vii be at Rich
mond.
Mr.. G.. c. Cox, Of Alexandria, lately
transferred with the auditing department
Of the Danyille system to this city, will be
transferred to Alexandria with Mr. = ID
Peyton, who takes The place Of Mr.. Dabney
in Alexandria.
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snnrt Ahend.

The following trotting events a-e an
nOunced
To-day, Toodles, Jr., entered by Har-
rington. and Joe John by James Fletcher
Mile heats, best three in five S4Os aside.
On the 23d, Toodles, Jr., to sulky and
Money Hunter to wagon. Best three IN
five; 500 aside.
On the oath, Kentucky Girl and Wiz
Medium. the latter to wagon. Best three
in five 800 aside.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
HAPPENINGS At HOME AND ABROAD
As SENT OYER TIRE WIRES
Wheat Takes Tumble The Bicycle Re
cord Lowered The National Game Muir
der In Ireland Killed by Lightning.
other Newsy Wirings.
Big Fires I'm st. Louis.

ST. Louis, June l4-At l o'clock this
morning the large stable of the Lafayette
Brewing Company, on the corner OF Csss
avenue and Eighteenth street, was gutted
by fire, involving a loss of about $4,000.
4 half-dozen valuable draft horses were
burned. Several teamsters and their fam
lilies, who lived In the upper part of the
building, lost all their effects, they hsv-
ing themselves only time to escape In
their night clothes. Almost simultsne-
ously fire broke out in the extensive sta
bles of the Mound City Street Car Com
pany. ON Glasgow and Jefferson avenues.
The stables, valued at $4,000, were en-
tirely destroyed. Three hundred and five
mules alued at SO each, were burned
TO death. A large amount of feed and
three hundred sets of harness were slso
destroyed.
The losses on the Mound City street
car stables amount to $500001S25,-
600 on stables, 100000 on 300 animals,
and $4,000 on harness, feed, &c, par
TALLY insured The loss from the Lsfay-
ette brewery stable fire am UNITS to $l2,-
600 insurance, $4,000 in the Franklin,
Jefferson, and Washington Mutual, St.
Louis, and the Washington and Manu-
facturers Mutuals, of New York.
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Hailstones Weighing "A Pound.

PnmpPOPoIIs, June 14.-Hailstones,
strangely shaped pointed, and weighing
over pound each, recently fell In the
districts Of Aitoi and Carnabst, between
AdranOple and Shumla on the south
slope Of the Balkan mountains, Eastern
Roumelia. The hailstones DESTROYED the
haryests, killed many lsborers and cattle
in the fields, and pierced the roofs Of
houses like bullets.
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A summer VACATION.

The Board of the Chesapeake, com
posed of the Governor, the Auditor and
Treasurer, met yesterday afternoon and
decided to abolish the two sailing vessels
during the summer months. These YES
sells ply around the Eastern Shore during
the oyster season and cover territory
which it would be almost impossible fol
the steamer Chesapeake to guard.
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Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page delivered an
address before the alumni at Washington
and Lee last night This was the Occa-
sion Of bis absence from the Board OF
Aldermen Monday night, as he had to
leave to fill the appointment. This state
ment is made by the TIMES reporter with
out the knowledge of NJ. Page, but as an
act of Justice after what was said yester-
day
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An AgaTian Murder I'm Kerry

DUBLIN, June l4-A farm servant
named Hurley was shot and killed last
nigh by moonlighters near Trslee,
County Kerry. Eleven bullets pierced
his body Hurley had been in the EN-.
ploy of a widow named Burke, whose
husband was recently .und dead under
hay NOW on the farm under circum-
stances which aroused suspicion.
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MelCOme Homo.

All the arrangements for the reception
of the beloved Bishop Keane at the
Theatre next Friday night have been
completed. Mr.. c. OBJ. Cowardin will
deliver an address, and the music will be
grand. Bishop Keane will be heartily
Welcomed by our people without regard
tn class or creed.
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Commons M Alexandria.

In the Corporation Court at Alexan-
dria yesterday, before Judge Meade,
twenty-five coupon cases were heard,
where liquor dealers had rendered cou-
pons in payment of their license taxes
due the State The jury found verdict
for the liquor dealers, and the money ten
dered for their licenses will now have to
be refunded out Of the treasury. The
amount involved was $4,000.
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Institute Hall was thronged last night
with one of the most beautiful audiences
ever gathered in Richmond The Occa-
sion Was the closing concert
\ programme full Of vocal and instru-
mental gems was perfectly rendered.
The lovely pupils were rewarded with
loud applause and floral tributes almost
as fresh aud fair as themselves. Where
all did so well comparisons are Odious,
and none will be made The concert was
the crowning success of the session of
lssG-s,, and reflected credit upon all
concerned
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Sick Headache

cured and It's return prevented by the use
of DR.. David's Vegetable Liver Pills. As TINS
remedy has been thoroughly tested 10y NUM-
none but vegetable ingredients. IL should com
mend itself TO all sufferers with this terrible
disease. Being extremely mild in action. these
pills can be taken 10y both the weak ana the
strong. Price % cents 4 box of % Pills; nve
boxes for 81.
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rhe Authority for so Doing.

The statement that Governor Lee would
not be able to deliver the Peabody me.
dals at the Richmond Normal school was
made at the request and on the authority
Of Mr.. Charles p. Rady, secretary OF the
city School Board
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BRANCH ROADS.

The company will have a branch road
out Seventeenth street 10 the Chesapeake
and Ohio shops, and another branch
from Clay street, out Fifth to Baker and
along Baker to St Paul street Each
branch will be about a half mile long
There will be a double track from
Church Hill to Clay street, single track
on the rest of the route. There will be
thirteen miles of track in all, and IL is
thought that the entire system will be
finished and the electric cars running by
the lst of October
This will be the largest electric line IN
the world. The motor is known as the
Sprague. and it combines safety with
economy The motor is under the car
one ON each axle-and not seen.
The cars will bee rs feet long about
twice as long as the close cars now used
i'm Richmond and each car will have ID
horse power. Cars can run singly or in
trains. When there is an especial attrac
ton in any part OF the city or suburbs
long trains will be made up.
No cars will be run on the electric line
until the entire road is completed. Forty
cars have been contracted for
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On tn Itn-Inn.

r. f. Lee Camp will leave for Boston
this morning They will carry some one
hundred and twenty-five. The TINES can
only send after the veterans It's best
wishes for happy trip, pleasant 50
journ, and q safe return to Home, sweet
Home"
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FROM EAST TO WEST.
WHAT THE UNION PASSENGER RAIL
WAY COMPANY Is DONG.

On Twenty Ninth street, and >triding To-
wards Broad West End Route The
Electric Line retching out it, Briarian
Arms.
The TINES yesterday mentioned that
this line was being pushed own Twenty
ninth to Broad
Material is distributed along Twenty
ninth to Broad street, and by Saturday
night the track will be laid along Broad
to Twenty fourth. out Twenty-fourth to
Marshall, and along Marshall to the
avenue The Church Hill loop runs
within two squares of ChimbOrazo Park
and Libby Hill.
Next week work on the western diyis-
ion will be commenced and pushed rap.
idly The line will be up Bank street to
Ninth, up Ninth to Franklin up Frank
lin to Seventh, out Seventh to Clay, along
Clay to Hancock, down Hancock, down
Hancock to Broad, up Broad one square
10 Harrison, thence ria Harrison street
10 Park avenue and Grove avenue, thence
ria cross streets TO Ashland street lcrOss
ing Main and Cary, out Ashland street
TO the new reservoir The line will run
near the lake, and the western terminus.
will be located near the keepers house
south of the reservoir.
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The High school.

The closing exercises take place at the
Theatre tonight at S;l5 o'clock. Prof.
Charles II. Winston will deliver an ad-
dress. Mr.. J. Aston Cabell will award
the diplomas, and Mr.. j. Taylor Ellyson
will present the Peabody medals.
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Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, May i5.--Indicstions for
the next lwenty-four hours, commencing
at pm, Tuesday, June IA: For Vir.
ginla, northeasterly winds, fair weather,
slight changes In temperature.
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.EH B. DYER. Gl4 r. Marshall street.
-uc and retail sole agent for the
.hrc Cough Drops.
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ATLANTIC nj BBER STAMP MANUfA
TURING CO.. lOli r. Main 81. Manui tc-
luI importers of stamp novelties.
DOMINION NJ BBEk STAN / WORN =
IinA street. Agents wanted send TOT
.ar
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A JUMP TO DEATH

From Eddie McLaughten. one of the
companions Of the boy, the reporter
leaned what follows
Eddie and the de eased lett home In
company about o'clock, and that they
had been jumping on and of the trains
for sport
1t was about o'clock when Theodore
bet Eddie that he could jump on this
train. which was going at the rate OF
about four miles an hour lie made the
Jump and slipped and fell under the
wheels, with the result as above stated.
ENTIRELY Az ACCIDENT.
The engine was No. -, known
as the shifting engine and was run by
Mr.. Tom Avery The boys parents are
). and Mary Rocycki, and are Poles,
and reside at No. 1925 North Seven
tcenlh street He was l3 years old and
attended Bethel school He was at school
Yesterday morning. The Coroner was
notified and empannellcd a jury who
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the above facts This sad and horrible
accident should serve as warning 10
boys who will persist in the dangerous
and senseles- sport of jumping on moving
trains
Ii is needless 10 state that the engineer
was enii ely blameless. and that it was
an accident the result of the poor boy
own carelessness. As dreadful As it is, il
i, shall serve to keep hundreds Of other.
from following sOpernicious an example
this death will not have been in vain. In
the general grief all the attaches Of the
train and the railroad shared
Thenews Of the accident spread quickly
and the scene was visited by throngs o
people. and the sympathy for the dis
tressed parents was universal
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Won Can Drive vermin out of Your House

You tnn UrINc NVI IHI'" ""' VI 'V"I "'0
By using the Prepared Shelf Paper for
pantry shelves and drawers. WairntSd 10
Nngs. &c. 50 annoying 10 hOusekeepeis.
Whenever this paper is used u answers a
double purpose It drives away NerInin' @ ana
M the same time being white) II gives ever!
place "a neat, clean appearance. h. ..o
preoaration of this paper. ASK your Druggist
or Grocer for IT, For sale 10y
BODEKER BROTHERS,
Druggists,
l4I4 Main street Richmond. Va
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Thermometer Ye.terdaY.

At Spence, Tyree S Co.'S shoe house,
sl5 East Broad street, the thermometer
registered at am, 64'; u m, SO 3 p.
m, ZOE; JPN, s3'
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Interesting Topics to he Discussed -Cour-
tesies To be Extended sightseeing Ap-
paratus Trying Parade Banquet at
sacnger Halle.
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.pU DELAllE e.. ,Oa d. Main street. Ben
rug aul general machine repairing.
..'- fuI patents.
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WAITER o. BKAUER. stall No. T.. First
r..f smoked beef tongues speciality.
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DIS. THOMPSON. Franklin street, under "a
..aNF. Hotel. Advertising sign Mtlst.
H.HrI fence and wall siFnsH speciality.
i. LIf>lOMN 80. 25 \. Ninth street. sign
painting and gliding ON glass.
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HENY fROKLlNG. ~ S. Twelfth street,
~ fu Chesapeake and Ohio and Rich
.Ul Allegheny railroads. Special at
tY ores ana mineral waters.
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IHsDNUPAINTsTORE. r.. Broad street
|H... ..Is. glass. aud painters supplies.
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HI HEuIOKD. 1910 T.. Main street. Pmctt
... uher. timer. gas and steam inter.
I|. IIN~LEl. ~. Brook avenue. steam and
.uE. Thinning. Nc.
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..t j. 6EBING. corner of Fourteenth and
streets. Tents. awnings bugs. horse and
u covers.
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THE DEATH ROLL.
RICHNONDS MORTALITY FOR THE
PAST WEEK.

The Ages, Sexes, and Conditions Of the
Deceased Comparative statement-Lo-
calities, Causes Of Death, and Other In
formation for the People.
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.. lar cutting lycug. shaving, and
nF
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Uoots aud Shoes .

Et-uALE 1915 T.. Main street. Best
s. mems and g. and $50 ladies
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NI HlTTMNG HOUSE. 4uO W. Broad
Manufacturers of Vanilla Phosphate
neral waters.
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.- ADRIAN. glG o. Broad street. Money
...I .u personal property. Once closed
Friday 100 suud0wu to Saturday al
down.
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Indertakers

".sIAGG. Twelfth street, under America
Hotel Civic and military tailor.
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The greatest remedy for malaria is
Johnston's Nolandine; and what IS bet
ter, II is home made medicine. Try a
bottle.
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NIIEN a WKAN. Seventh nd Grace
e Monuments. tomOs. marhlcllcd man
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IIN BEDFORD. ll1 D.. Main street
fI. Horse. Manufacturer and whole
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Bakers

....rIND STEAM BAKERY. X. Adam,
10 $. Twelfth street Wholesale
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A BOY DECAPlTATED.
THEODORE ROCYCRT MEETS DEATH
UNDER THE CAR WHEELS.

Mangled Beyond Recogni ion by Shift
ing Engine on the {. and q. II. W.-An-
other sad Warming sympathy for the
Grief-stricken Parents.
A youth named Theodore Rocycki met
horrible death yesterday evening at the
switch on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way, opposite the shops of the Tanner X
Delaney Company.
Hearing the report a TIMES represent
atiye fastened out Seventeenth street.
In front Of house No 1925 North
Seventeenth street he saw group of
persons and saw the mother of the un-
fortunate boy Her grief was hearireud
ing, but he was compelled with but a
word of sympathy to hurry to the scene
OF the tragedy.
On reaching the place an affecting sight
met his eye. The remains of the boy
were on the ground The head was com
pletely severed from the body, one Of his
legs and an arm torn of. The track for
some distance was covered with brains
and blood, and the scene was sickning in
the extreme
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Iailors

h DAHClN q CO., lit6 Franklin street (estab
Nthel lsUI. Toilet and Laundry Soaps.
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.. IM %. FULLER. llI0 q. Cary street.
attention o. repairing
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WAsHSGToN, June l4.--The follow.
ing is the standing Of the clubs to date
LEAGUE. ASSOCIATIONS
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WHEAT GOES AFTER COFFEE.
\ Panic in Chicago. and the Big Clique
Utterly Demorsliled One Failure An
nounced, and More Expected.

Panic in Chicago. and the Big Cliqne
Utterly Demorsliled d-One Failure An
nounced, and More Expected.
CHICAGO. June ll-There is a panic In
the wheat pit on the board of trade this
afternoon The great wheat clique 10
utterly demoralzed, and Is said to have
gone broke on to-day's sensational drop
in prices
Moritz Rosenfed X Co, one OF the
clique, said To a reporter for an evening
paper at 1890 o'clock this afternoon
This wheat clique has not kept It's en-
gagements, and we will have to suspend" b"
II is feared that number of other houses
will 20 to the wall before night
Wheat declined for June from 92 10 20,
a decline Of II cents bushel.
After II a. m. the wheat market, after
fluctuations between 19t and 20. finally
went all to pieces again, and July closed
for the morning at - and June az at.
THE CLIQUE LOSES IT'S GRIP.
The clique houses apparently lost their
hold on the market, and the crowd be-
came utterly 1emoralis d. Panicky news
kept coming in from other points, and
the morning session closed with almost
"A panic. The failure of one of the lead
ing clique houses, Moritz Rosenfeld X
Co.. was announced few minutes before
the close, and it is feared other failures
may follow
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HIlu l-2s T. Main street. Watches and
neatly repaired.
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1lnlLrc.. NIannfncturor..

IU.u uIACONT. a0s T.. Marshall street.
...iIc and retail. Repairing neatly und
.IN done.
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OF RELIABLE
HOUSES.

T but1g belo,r n rolta5le and good
Innses, giriHg their LocdtiOn and
,Nbe found Dery uscfH as u sotrcc
FIR uJormdtion relQtioe % dHy
Ht dfoeht branches n business.
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ID, H. MORRISETT, No. II Seventh street
Manchester. Phone, 90.
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THE CLIQUE LOSES IT'S GRIP.
eREAr pErREssIoN IN NEW YORK.

New YORK, June l4-The depression
in the wheat market is even more marked
at this hour, and since the last report the
excitement has been more intense. The
only new feature since is the report Of
the failure of large bull house in the
West
The extreme decline here is 81, without
failures. The speculative dealings are
unprecedented up to the hour of writing.
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.I..|EIU DAIRY formerly We.thHml, Az
zenith street. and llg l.. Broad street
uIk. cream, butter. butter milk, and
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. ulNNOCK. llB b. Main street Cor
UI.nco solicited.
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AILEH9IlNE s. CO.,. % and Us s.. ff
fn street, Potatoes. butter beams. cah
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IE.INIA RUBBER CO.. 5i3 T.. Broad street
Betting. hose. and all kinds of rubber goods.
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I-TI~. p ". Ffteenh street, labor
established le6s
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r. guaranteed.
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DAVIS. %. y. Ninth street. shades
...I cloths. and paper hanging.
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The following Blanks will al" "oys
be found on hand at the PosT Priut-
ing Office.
Ore Lenses.
Blank Releases
Agreements,
Constable Sales,
Warrants,
Executions,
Subpoenas
Justices Duus,
Cettificals OF Scholarship,
Judgment Exemption Notes,
Financial Statement on Shool Board,
&c , &c &c. All blanks not on
hand will be promptly printed to
order.
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Hcw Savasos Were soothed

They tell me a funny story about
Geronimo said a man from Arizona.
While the Apaches were raidng the
ranches 10 the foot. bills of New
Mexico they cap,urcda white man
who had false teeth, glass eye and
a cork leg. The unfortunate man
was dragged iUts The ILLS where the
Indians we're eHc ,mpel aud strap
ped 10 n tree to die. just before
dusk q rcuimo happened 10 ass
the prisoner. who had succeeded in
releasing ono If bis arms from the
leather strap which bound him 10
the tree.
Ugh : grrntci the hig Apache
chief, punching tho white man with
the muzzle cf his Winchester. The
prisoner thrust his fingers Into his
mouth, removed his teeth and shook
them in the face Of tho Apache.
This done he replaced tho plates as
quickly rs be hud removed them
aud, pl1cking ont bis glass-eye, be.
gan polishing it on his knee. Ger
onino had seen good many thing
in bis life, but tie sight Of a mar
removing bis eyes and teeth at vii
was enough TO make the sayage't
hair stand on end.
Without waiting to strip the pris'
ouer Cf his clothes, as was their cus'
tom, the hpaches released the neryy
fellow, and, putting him astride
horse, fairly begged him to leav'
the camp The settler needed u,
second invitation. Selling the an
imal by the name he rode fev
yards out into tho opening, when
to the horror tf tue sayages VIII,
Lad been watching his fight, b.
pulled off biz colh lrg and waved j
above bis head. 1t is said on goo,
authority TINT this is the only il
stance on record where the supersti
iion Of nh Apacl.o got tho better q
Lis knit.